How Change Management Programs work:
Change Management Programs require managers to:
Focus on results. Maintain a goal-oriented mindset by establishing clear, non-negotiable goals and designing incentives to ensure these goals are met.
Identify and overcome barriers to change. Companies identify employees most impacted and also work to predict, measure and manage the risk of change.
Repeatedly communicate simple, powerful messages to employees. In times of change, leaders alter communication frequency and methods to manage how a shaken workforce perceives and reacts to information:
Ensure sponsorship throughout the organization. To allow sponsorship to reach all levels of an organization, companies enlist multiple sponsors to provide all individuals with access to—and the influence of—a sponsor.
Reorganize around decision making. Companies develop a system for identifying, making and executing the most important decisions.
Continuously monitor progress. Companies follow through and monitor the progress of each change initiative to tell if it is following the intended path or veering off course.